What is Presumed Innocent about?
A horrific murder upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney's Office when one of its own is suspected of the crime—leaving the accused fighting to keep his family together.
A prosecutor's life unravels in a gritty murder mystery, exposing intimate betrayals and melancholy truths.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Apple TV+.
Presumed Innocent parents guide
Moderate sex and nudity, and some violence, about what a TV-MA should carry.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- How gory is Presumed Innocent?
- Light gore and some violence.
- What is Presumed Innocent rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Moderate sex and nudity, and some strong language. The TV-MA is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Created byDavid E. Kelley
StarringJake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, O-T Fagbenle, Chase Infiniti, Elizabeth Marvel
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